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Dean Young (1955 – August 23, 2022) was an American contemporary poet in the lineage of John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, and Kenneth Koch. Often cited as a second-generation New York School poet, Young also derived influence and inspiration from the work of André Breton, Paul Éluard, and the other French Surrealist poets .
Poet Dean Young was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, and received his MFA from Indiana University. Recognized as one of the most energetic, influential poets writing today, his numerous collections of poetry include Strike Anywhere (1995), winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry; Skid (2002),…
Dean Wayne Young (born July 2, 1938) is the head writer of the popular comic strip Blondie, which he inherited from his father Chic Young, who died in 1973.
Copper Canyon Press is deeply saddened to share the news that Dean Young, former Texas poet laureate, William Livingston Chair of Poetry for University of Texas, and renowned educator, has passed away at the age of 67 at Good Samaritan hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Read poems by this poet. Dean Young was born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on July 18, 1955. He received his MFA in creative writing from Indiana University. His books of poems include Solar Perplexus (Copper Canyon Press, 2019); Shock by Shock (Copper Canyon Press, 2015); Bender: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2012); Primitive ...
May 23, 2011 · Poet Dean Young has dealt with impermanence a lot in his career, but it's a particularly poignant theme in Young's latest collection, Fall Higher. The new collection was published in April,...
An inventive and vital voice in American letters, Dean Young first fell in love with poetry during his childhood in Pennsylvania, when in the third grade he “started writing and never stopped.”
Aug 31, 2022 · Dean Young, former Texas poet laureate, William Livingston Chair of Poetry for University of Texas and educator, has died. He was 67. In a tribute, Copper Canyon Press Young noted that he "was known for his linguistic agility and off-kilter humor, and he had an enormous influence on contemporary poetry....
Dean Young. About. Chic Young, the visionary creator of the Blondie comic strip, and Athel Young, an exquisite concert harpist, brought me into a household filled with humor, music, and a unique blend of talents.
Dean Young has published fourteen books of poetry, including finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and Griffin Award. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA, as well as an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
